What is Digital Marketing?
Digital marketing is currently one of the fastest growing industries across the world. With channels and activities developing all the time there is a huge need to stay up to date and on track with your marketing. With that in mind, UK Skills academy now offers Level 3 apprenticeships in Digital Marketing to help support your businesses and workforce’s needs.
Why does my workforce need a Digital Marketer?
According to 90% of marketers, using social media successfully has increased the exposure of their business and increased engagement by 75%. In addition to this, 71% of consumers who have had a good social media experience with a brand are likely to recommend it to others. Therefore we believe it is crucial for your business to keep up to date with social media strategies to ensure that you can grow your business and stay ahead of your competition too.
What your apprentices will learn:
- Principles of Digital Marketing
- Knowing your customer base for market segmentation
- Digital Marketing Strategy
- Email Marketing
- Social Media Strategy
- Website development with coding
- SEO training
- Marketing Campaign evaluation
- Personal development and CPD
Benefits to your business
Your team will gain a valuable digital marketeer with the skills to drive digital marketing activities including social media management, email campaigns and SEO. Allowing your business to make informed decisions on social media strategies and to analyse outcomes to support improvements and change.
Employer Incentives
If your apprentice is aged 16- 18 years, 19 -24 years with an EHCP or has been in the care of their local authority, your company is entitled to a £1000 incentive payment that has been in place since 1st May 2017. The £1,000 is split into two payments, the first is eligible once the learner has completed 90 days in learning and the second is eligible once the learner, has completed 365 days of learning.
Due to the effects of Coronavirus, the government has also introduced incentive payments for hiring a new apprentice. Employers who hire a new apprentice between 1st April and 30th September 2021 can apply for £3,000 for new employees of any age. Employers can apply for the payment from 1 June 2021.
Employers who hire an apprentice also benefit from:
- Cost effective ways to upskill and motivate existing employees
- A workforce willing to learn, listen, succeed and perform
- Lower recruitment and ongoing costs against skilled staff
- Skills delivered against industry needs that meet a set of national recognised standards
How to apply
If this is something that you or your business is interested in Click here to complete our short enquiry form, and a member of our team will contact you to discuss the next steps.
Alternatively, you can call us on 0345 017 9613 or e-mail hello@uk-skillsacademy.co.uk with your requirements.
